COVID-19 Vaccination-Induced Cardiomyopathy Requiring Permanent Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Cureus
; 14(4): e24477, 2022 Apr.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1876134
ABSTRACT
Myocarditis was identified as a rare but serious adverse event that can occur after mRNA-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, particularly in young males. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we report a case of a young obese male without multiple comorbidities who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have severe myocarditis/cardiomyopathy, which was likely due to mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination. The patient had left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation during hospitalization. Myocarditis/cardiomyopathy may be a rare complication of the mRNA-based COVID vaccine; however, one should maintain a high index of suspicion that these vaccines may cause irreversible cardiomyopathy if the patient had prior COVID-19 infection.
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Vaccines
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English
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Cureus
Year:
2022
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Article
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Cureus.24477
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